Windstreekhoeder

anonymous, 618 - 906

Guardian of one of the Corners of the World. China. Tang period (618 - 906). Gilt bronze. Given by A. Vecht.

  • Artwork typefigure, sculpture, windstreekhoeder
  • Object numberAK-MAK-287
  • Dimensionsheight 7.2 cm x width 3.1 cm x depth 1.3 cm x height 7.9 cm x width 3.8 cm x depth 2.1 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Windstreekhoeder

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-287

  • Description

    Eén van de wachters van de vier windstreken.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    618 - 906

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 7.2 cm x width 3.1 cm x depth 1.3 cm x height 7.9 cm x width 3.8 cm x depth 2.1 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of A. Vecht, 1952)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by the dealer A. Vecht, Amsterdam, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1952;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Menno Fitski, 'Twee bodhisattva's en een windstreekhoeder', Aziatische Kunst 38 (2008), nr. 3, p. 79-86.

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